Yaaaaaaaay blocking! Thanks FF! - EricaJoy

Why blocking? - Why will be useful in FF? : ) - Erhan Erdogan

Thank God! - Mark Trapp

Oh......YES!!! - Bwana

@ginger - who first, not Bret I imagine? : ) - DeWitt Clinton

Now to block that pesky Mark Trapp. - Mark Trapp

Just kidding, btw. I don't want to know ... that could get ugly quick. - DeWitt Clinton

Ehhhxcellent..... - Ha3rvey

"After blocking this user, you won't see any of their posts or comments on FriendFeed, and they won't see anything you post. If they're subscribed to you, that subscription will be removed." - EricaJoy

"By unblocking this user, you will again be able to view each others posts and comments, including posts and comments made in the past. If you want to subscribe to them, you can do so after unblocking them. If your feed is private, they still won't be able to see your posts unless they request access and you approve it." - EricaJoy

@ericajoy - sounds like they got the model perfect. That's excellent! - DeWitt Clinton

If you block Bret Taylor, that's a mistake. :-) - Louis Gray

Yep, Paul was working on this and rolled it out this afternoon - good eyes, everyone :) We will write up a brief explanation later. - Bret Taylor

awesome especially for blocking friends of i guess is the point - mike "glemak" dunn

I only have one person in mind - but I've been waiting for it. Another is on the cusp, but I won't be blocking very often at all. - Vince DeGeorge

Mike: hiding is better for that. Blocking is a more dramatic operation, for users who are being abusive. Blocking is not a filtering mechanism, but an abuse prevention tool. - Bret Taylor

Awesome! Now if only it was also added as an option in the hover windows. :) - Tsega Dinka

Buh bye Igor the Troll. - Leo Laporte

Haha, I think Leo Laporte identified the white elephant in the room. - Mark Trapp

ah awesome time to add one and only one person, not gonna mention anyone though that'd be mean - BCK

I tested this function and it does not work. I did a block and searched for the name. On second thought that probably isn't the best test. - Russellreno

Two down. I think that's it. Now is the time on friendfeed when we dance! - Ha3rvey

Russellreno - Just did a search, found the guy, clicked his name, the block feature was right there ... and it worked. - Charlie Anzman

Anyone else notice all posts stopped a couple hours ago? Hello? Hello? I Kid, I kid :) This is awesome. Thanks - Andrew Smith

Charlie. But when I did a search after blocking he is still there. Maybe it only works on the new comments. - Russellreno

This may not cover "searching" as well, but things that would be just naturally in the stream. - Vince DeGeorge

@Leo Laporte: You too, eh? He bugged me on Wikipedia, too; enough to take the matter to an admin. Plus I'm tired of seeing the junk he posts here. I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees him as annoying. - Voyagerfan5761

more than one white elephant in my room. - edythe

The Scoble filter is live! - Robert Scoble

@leolaporte seconded! - Andrew Garrett

thirded. done and done. - Tsega Dinka

fourthed! I hereby dub this the iFilter! :-) - Adam Lasnik

Ok, I'll say it: Noah David Simon is toast. - Vince DeGeorge

well scoble better watch out then :) - Josh Chandler

Are Igor the Troll and Noah David Simon David the same person? In any case, blocked. - Sean McBride

Josh: so far I've actually gained subscribers, which is what I thought would happen now that people feel in control of the noise that comes their way. 12,800+. Whew! - Robert Scoble

Sean: I've thought that, too. Irrelevant now, though. :) - David Worrell

Will I know if someone blocks me? - AJ Kohn

Talking of which, Robert, is there any way to tweak the number of your friends that show up due to the Friend of a Friend feature? Not enough noise ! :) - Roberto Bonini